oh my so sweet! she has got the same blue eyes like roisin! and on the pic with simon clodagh just look`s like her mother roisin! so beautiful and sweet! you can just feel that roisin is really proud on her daugther and that she love`s her so much and that she is a real mumy!! ;-) and by the way, roisin`s new haircut is beautiful too, love the pony!thanx for that sweet pic!Betty ;-) xxx

Oh Ms Róisin...:)Beautiful child.I wish everything what best for you, your partner and this baby, after this first important step.First of all a power in daily life with little baby etc.Merci Madame. ^_^

@someone who said:"loads of people have their children baptised without being lunatic religious freaks. it's more a question of tradition than strong religious belief"

I beg to differ. Baptising children without faith is a hypocrisy, so I think she believes. And keep that "lunatic religious freaks" comment to yourself and try using the later said "strong religious belief" more without offending people.

I don't think we can infer anything about Roisin's religious beliefs from the fact that the lovely baby was baptised.

This may sound a little strange but many Irish catholics don't take Catholicism too seriously!

Baptising children without faith is a little hypocritical, but its very commonplace in Ireland for a number of reasons: 1) Its the standard cultural "welcome to the world" ritual here and its convenient to re-use the format, rather than inventing your own naming ceremony.2) You have to be baptised to participate in First Holy Communion, and Confirmation, which are 2 more big cultural events that children do not want to miss out on.3) Non-religious children may be seen as a little strange, and could be discriminated against.4) Some schools require or at least expect the child to be baptised.

Also, almost every kid born out of wedlock is baptised. It would be very unusual for a priest to refuse these days.